Economic policy / Business and Industry

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

Spotlight issue

22nd September 2017 / Economic policy / Business and Industry


The Future of Brno: Burning very bright- Notes from the September 20th visit of US Embassy/AmCham

Along with the Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Kelly Adams-Smith, AmCham held discussions with businesses and civic leaders on how manufacturing will develop, the next big technologies that will come out of the city, and how the EU has been a major contributor to the city's rise as an economic hub.
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11th April 2017 / Economic policy / Business and Industry


13th Annual OECD LEED Forum in Prague: E.Stam, Professor, Utrecht University: How to let regions prosper

In general for the economy to evolve and prosper you need experiments and successful experiments to be scaled up and diffused. A diversified economy is generally better at enabling experiments, but... 
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18th October 2016 / Economic policy / Business and Industry


Dotyk.cz: Traditional Czech industry retreating, making space for assembly plants

Five traditional brands of the Czech industry that are currently facing an existential crisis. Maybe we are watching live the end of the transformation of the Czech economy after 1989, Dotyk.cz writes. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic